Toilet tissue holder



Nov. 3, 1953 E. H. LINDENMEYER TOILET TISSUE HOLDER Filed Jan. 2, 1952 Patented Nov. 3, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT omer:g

y y '2,657,872 TOILET TISSUE HOLDER Elmer H. Lindenmeyer, Maywood, Ill. Application January 2, 1952, Serial No. 264,419

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My invention relates to` holders for toiletand other types of household tissue, and morefparticularly to the facility for mounting and removal of the tissue roll and the means for apply@v ing a friction factor thereto. I have found on the market require manipulation or the partial dismantling of the holder in order to mount or remove a roll of tissue, and others allow the roll an excessive amount of freedom, so that it gains a tendencyA to spin when tissue is drawn, to the end that an over-supply is dispensed. In order to overcome these deficiencies, it is one object of the present invention to provide a holder which needs no handling or attention of any kind while mounting or removing the tissue roll.

A further object is to provide a holder of the type adapted to receive the tissue roll from one end which incorporates a stop device to prevent the accidental dislocation of the roll from the holder after the roll has once been mountedgon the same.

Another object is to construct Athe holder with a roller weight element designed to deter the excessive rotation of the roll and eliminate the tendency of the same to spin.

An additional object is to design the novel holder along lines'of simplicity and durability. With the above objects in view, and any others which may suggest themselves from the description to follow, a better understanding `of the invention may be had by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the holder, on 'a reduced scale, as mounted on a bathroom wall; Fig. 2 is a full-size section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, showing the manner in which the tissue roll is applied by means of finely-dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the holder, partly broken away; and Fig. 4 is a front elevation. vIn accordance with the foregoing, specific reference to the foregoing indicates the main element of the holder as an elongated cylindrical housing I which is designed to occupy a horizontal position. One end of the housing, which may be considered as the rear end, is thickened as indicated at I2 and tapped in the center to receive a screw I6. The -housing IIJ is supported by a horizontal bracket of Leshape. One arm I8 `of this bracket is short and receives screws or other means I9 to fasten it to a wall, as shown inFig. l. The other arm of the bracket extendsfor- =wardly from the wall to receive the end I2 of the housing I0 as shown in Fig. 2, the screw IB being passed through the bracket arm 20 into the said end to secure the housing to the bracket.

The front end of the housing I0 is of thick construction and only extends about half-way to the bottom; and such end projects from the top 60 be more convenient to mount Such holders as f of the housing with a l g front end 25 is recessed from the rear and bottom `at a central point, as indicated at 2l, and receives Ylines in Fig. 2.

ug 26. On the inside the a horizontal cross-pin 30.

The bottom of the housing I0 is open and accommodates a rearwardly inclined arm 35. The frontal portion of the arm is enlarged with a head 36 which is disposed in the front-end recess 21 and journaled on the cross-pin 30. The upper portion of the head 36 is rounded and the contiguous wall of the recess 2l shaped correspondingly to'facilitate the upswing of the armfrom the position shown in Fig. v2; but the front ends of the head 36 and the recess are in dat contact to check the downswing of the arm from the position shown.

The arm 35 is reduced at the rear to the form of a rod 38 to journal a pear-shaped roller 39, the rod being enlarged witha terminal head 40l for the retention of the roller.

The diameter of the housing I0 is such as to facilitate the mounting of a conventionalv toilet tissue roll 42 on the housing -in the' position i'ndicated by full lines in Fig. l and long dotted lines in Fig. 2. It is understood that in the case of paper towels the housing wouldbe dimensioned accordingly. The tissueroll is designed vto be mounted from the front end of the housing, being raised suiiiciently to clear the frontal lug 26 as it is advanced, according to the finely-dotted When the roll is fully mounted on the housing, it drops to a position behindthe lug 26, which now serves as an abutment tocheck the return movement ofthe roll. The latter'is now in the position of use.

.The advance of the tissue roll as just described causes its core 43 to `first meet the conical wall of the roller 39. However, due to the pivotal suspension of the rollerthe pressure of the roll will cause the roller toyield in an upward vdirection and clear the way for the continued advance of the roll. Thus, when the latter becomes fully mounted, the roller 39 rests in the bottom of the core 43, serving as a deterrent or. friction factor to` keep the roll from spinning when tissue is drawn therefrom. The roller is preferably of metal, and of sufficient weight to accomplish this purpose; and the lower swinging limit of the roller places it in the'proper position to'be raised lby the tissue roll with a minimum amount of effort.

It Will now be apparent that the tissue roll mounted as described is a very handy facility. The bracket 20 supports the roll close to the wall, so rthat it may not project too far into the room space. one end only and without necessitating any handling or taking apart of the holder. The direction of mounting approach shown in lig.A l is from the left-hand side. However, should it the tissue`roll from Further, the tissue roll is mounted from the right-hand side. the screw i6 of the bracket may be loosened slightly, the bracket rotated a half-turn, and the assembly swung around to the position indicated by nely-dotted lines in the same gure. It is further apparent that the mounting of the tissue roll may be done with only one hand; and that no further handling, adjustment or other attention is required when the roll has been fully mounted on the holder. Conversely, in case the core remnant of ay tissue roll is to be removed, it is only necessary to raise it from the bottom at the front until it clears lable and render it durable over a long period of use.

While I have described the invention along specific lines, various minor changes or refinements may be made therein without departing from its principle, and I reserve the right to em- `ploy all such changes and deiinements as may come within the scope and spirit ofthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. A holder for a tubular roll of paper comprising a member designed to be positioned horizon- I tally as a core for the rotatable support of the roll, the member allowing access to the bottom of the internal wall of the roll, and means to control the rotation of the roll comprising an arm 'connected to the member and freely movable toward said bottom, and a roller Journaled on the arm in irictional engagement with such bottom.

2. A holder for a tubular roll of paper comprising a member designed to be positioned horizontally as a core for the rotatable support of the roll, the member allowing access to the bottom of the internal wall of the roll, and means to control the rotation of the roll comprising an arm connected to the member and freely movable toward said bottom, and a weighted roller journaled on the arm in frictional engagement with such bottom.

3. A holder for a tubular roll oi' paper comprising a member designed to be positioned horizontally as a core for the rotatable support of the roll, and means to control the rotation of the roll comprising an arm pivoted horizontally to the member with one end portion, and a roller Journaled on the other end portion of said arm and resting by its weight in frictional engagement with said bottom.

4. A holder for a tubular roll of paper comprising a member designed to be positioned horizontally as a core for the rotatable support of' the roll, and means to control the rotation of the roll comprising an arm pivoted horizontally with one end portion to one end of the member, and a roller journaled on the other end portion of said arm and resting by its weight in frictional engagement with said bottom.

v5. A holder for a tubular roll of paper comprising a member designed to be positioned horizontally as a core for the rotatable support of the roll, the member being attachable with one end to a support and allowing access to the bottom of the internal wall of the roll, and means to control the rotation ofthe roll comprising an arm pivoted horizontally to the tree end of the member with one end portion, and a roller journaled on the other end portion of said arm and resting by its weight in frictional engagement with said bottom.

,6. A holder for a tubular roll o1' paper comprising a member designed to be positioned horizontally asa core for the rotatable support o! the roll, the member being attachable with one end to a support and allowing access to the bottom of the internal wall of the roll, and means to control the'rotation of the roll comprising an arm pivoted horizontally to the free end of the member with one end portion, a roller journaled on the other end portion of said arm and resting by its weight in frictional engagement with said bottom, said free end being formed with a vertical recess in which the first-mentioned end of the arm is disposed, and a cross-pin passing through said recessed end and the related end of the arm to form the pivot of the latter.

7. A holder for a tubular roll of paper comprising a member designed to be positioned horizontally as a core for the rotatable support oi the roll, the member being attachable with one end to a support and allowing access to the bottom of the internal wall of the roll, and means to control the rotation of the roll comprising an arm pivoted horizontally to the free end of the member with one end portion, a roller journaled on the other end portion o! said arm and resting by its weight in frictional engagement with said bottom, and a stop element checking the downswing ofthe arm at a point facilitating the upward crowding andV clearing of the roller by said bottom when the vroll is mounted on the member from said free end.

8. A holder for a tubular roll of paper comprising a member designed to be positioned horizontally as a core for the rotatable support of the roll, the member being attachable with one end to a support and allowing access to the bottom of the internal wall of the roll, and means to control the rotation of the roll comprising an arm pivoted horizontally to the free end of the member with one end portion, a pear-shaped roller journaled on the other end portion of said -arm and resting by its weight in frictional engagement with said bottom, the pivoted end portion ofthe arm meeting the back of the recess as a stop for the arms downswing at a point iacilitating the climbing of the conical surface of the roller and the clearing of the latter by said bottom when the roll is mounted on the member from said free end.

ELMER H. LINDENMEYER.

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